Some use fire emojis to flirt. Others, to discuss an airstrike. Controversy has erupted in Washington, D.C., after a journalist was apparently added by accident to a group chat with several high ...

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Nottingham found that older people tended to misuse emojis — such as surprised, fearful, sad and angry reactions — to express their ...

Its uninspired visual depiction can feel like a dismissive and angry reply, similar to receiving a text that simply says "K" or ends with a period. Other hated emojis include the red heart ( ️ ...

They found that the older the participant, the less their interpretations matched the labels for surprised, fearful, sad and angry emojis. Women’s interpretations of happy, fearful, sad and ...